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09
Sep 2019

2019 New Criminal Laws for California

Assembly Bill 748 and Senate Bill 1421:  Police must disclose certain records to the public involving use of force, perjury, dishonesty and sexual Assembly Bill 748 and Senate Bill 1421, signed into law by Governor Brown on September 30, 3018, adds new transparency to...

30
Aug 2018

What to Do If You’ve Been Arrested... Pasadena Criminal Attorney Ann Gottesman Offers Important Information You’ll Need to Know.

The first thing to do is not say anything to anyone...especially the police. ASK FOR ATTORNEY AND THEN REMAIN SILENT. Whatever you say will be used against you in a court of law. It is important that you immediately contact an attorney if you have been arrested, charged or...

29
Aug 2018

New Criminal Laws 2018 Highlights

THREE YEAR DRUG SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT UNDER HEALTH & SAFETY CODE SECTION 11370.2 WILL NO LONGER BE IMPOSED IN MOST CRIMINAL DRUG CASES Prior to this much needed change in the drug laws, under Health and Safety Code section 11370.2, if you were convicted of violating...

28
Aug 2018

Warrantless Searches and Seizures: Your Fourth Amendment Rights

(explained by Pasadena criminal attorney) >>Traffic Stops: How you can protect your right to be free from illegal searches and seizures... Under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the California Constitution, citizens have a right to be free from...

06
Feb 2017

New Law 2017: Prosecutors Who Plant False Evidence or Hide Evidence Will Face Felony Charges: AB1909, California Penal Code Section 141 (C)

Until now, it may be surprising to know that if a prosecutor deliberately and maliciously concealed or altered exculpatory evidence, (evidence that could result in an innocent person being convicted of a crime he or she did not commit!) such a prosecutor would only be facing a...

02
Feb 2015

Proposition 47: Reduces Certain Felony Theft and Drug Crimes to Misdemeanors

Proposition 47, approved by Los Angeles voters in 2014, decreases penalties for certain felonies such as most felony theft offenses where the loss is under $950 (including, fraud, receiving stolen property and commercial burglary), and most drug cases involving personal...

21
Nov 2012

2013 New Criminal Laws and New Supreme Court Cases Affecting Your Constitutional Rights

::Explained by Pasadena Criminal Defense & DUI Attorney Ann Gottesman YOUR FIFTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT IS BEING CHIPPED AWAY: NEW US SUPREME COURT RULING IN SALINAS V. TEXAS   The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided the case of Salinas v. Texas; 2013 DJ DAR...